Chapter 101 Elegant, so elegant

Conan Edogawa: "Oh... I'm so sorry!"

He anticipated that he might have to sign a contract, but he really didn't expect that the devil's contract would not be a bonus and business for all devils... After all, the devils in the legend were all very excited when talking about the "contract", and he had never seen a ghost who was so unwilling to work overtime and push business away.

Cheng Xiaoyu commented, "That's because the demons you're talking about are just there to attract clients and help them complete tasks. They're definitely happy to have completed their duties and increased their sales. They're not even the same species as me, bro. If the local demons saw me, they'd probably think I was an invasive species."

Conan Edogawa: "...Local demons? Are there demons in this area?"

Cheng Xiaoyu: "We even have witches here. Is it strange to have hell and demons? But don't be afraid. The local demons are quite consistent with your legends. If you encounter them, just hide in the church."

Shuichi Akai secretly decided to carry the silver cross with him from now on.

"Oh, no, sometimes the church is even more dangerous for you. It's best not to go alone." Cheng Xiaoyu said seriously, "After all, there are priests in the church."

Everyone: “…”

I couldn't tell if the ghost was making a hellish joke, trying to smear his opponent, or telling the truth... maybe all three.

Shuichi Akai secretly decided to return to the UK or the US and carry his FBI ID with him so he could check the church at any time.

Kudo Yusaku coughed a few times, diverting the conversation away from the demons. He pointed at the bodies of the zoo members whose souls had been extracted and whose bodies were still missing. "I have a question. How should we deal with these people?"

The fainting and injuries were easy to explain, but how were they going to explain to ordinary police officers that these people had no shadows?

No matter how you look at it, this doesn't conform to the scientific worldview. Shouldn't it be handled by a sorcerer?

Cheng Xiaoyu then remembered that these people's shadows had been eaten by her Shadow-Eating Ninja Soldier, and she induced the Shadow-Eating Ninja Soldier, who was only as big as a street trash can, to vomit from the shadow.

Everyone only heard a few clear "yue!" sounds coming from the shadows in the corner. With each loud "yue", eight black shadows fled hurriedly from the shadows and returned to their owner.

Thank you for your hard work, Shadow Eaters. I will go to the slaughterhouse and buy a few hundred chickens to replenish your shadows.

After that, use Pandora to suck the life out of them and make life essence, and use the meat to make soup and a whole chicken feast.

One chicken, multiple meals, so cool!

Conan Edogawa poured Cheng Xiaoyu a cup of warm black tea with concern: "Are you okay? You didn't make this noise when you were spitting shadows on the tower before."

"It's okay, it's not like I'm throwing up. But drinking water won't help him, so I'll just take your concern." Cheng Xiaoyu took a sip of the water and explained, "Because it was just in my throat when I ate it, it's already in my stomach."

It will be digested after 24 hours, and you won’t be able to vomit even if you want to.

Cheng Xiaoyu: "As for how to deal with these guys... My opinion is to keep them so that we can check and fill in the gaps later."

Edogawa Conan thought of the two winery killers' heads in the glass beads and couldn't help but worry: "There will definitely be more killers coming later. If they all stay like this, will your crystal ball be enough?"

Cheng Xiaoyu: "Even if it's enough, I wouldn't use it to perform brain confinement on them. It's such a waste."

For Cheng Xiaoyu, such magic crystal is more precious than the same amount of gold.

After all, these crystals that can be used for magic are not only hard to find, but also have to be processed by her manually; and she mostly uses gold for trading rather than direct use. If she doesn't have enough gold, she will find a star with a high gold content and dig a shovel of it.

It’s like no matter how rich a person is, he or she will never use banknotes as kitchen paper, toilet paper or other daily paper.

"Besides, the group of people I used to extract souls from the lab at the winery already occupied a portion of the positions. After extracting their souls to fill the intelligence gaps, I didn't put them back to keep it secret."

Akai Shuichi: "Don't you know any memory-erasing spells? I remember that Agent Tom at the scene of Osorimei's death had no specific memory of the incident."

Cheng Xiaoyu: "It was mainly because he was seriously injured at the time. The intense pain triggered his brain's self-protection mechanism. Plus, it only took two minutes, so it was easy for him to blur out that unpleasant memory."

Conan Edogawa: "A serious injury? But when Agent Tom was examined in the hospital, there was nothing unusual. Could it be a curse or something?"

Cheng Xiaoyu: "It should be considered. After all, there were two special-grade curse spirits at the scene, and one of them attacked Tom. Fortunately, it saw that Tom was in a bad condition and wanted to replace the leather sheath of the noose, so it withdrew its force and only burned one of Tom's hands. I healed him afterwards and blurred the painful memory. After all, he was involved because of me, and I later gave him a large sum of money as a subsidy."

Akai Shuichi: "...Are you referring to the huge prize Tom won in the street lottery?"

Cheng Xiaoyu: "Yeah. I originally wanted to pretend to be a wealthy Middle Eastern man in a white robe and ask him for directions, and then give him the package after the job was done. But then I thought it would be a bit scary for a Middle Eastern man in a white robe to throw the package away and run away, so I gave up the idea."

Everyone: “…”

What wonderful words were said in a serious manner!

"Anyway, since I'm not good at amnesia magic, I was afraid of making too many mistakes, so I had to temporarily detain their souls with me. To avoid further complications and a bigger commotion, I didn't bother taking their bodies from the hospital... It wasn't because I forgot or was lazy. But this group today is different. Their bodies are here too, so I can pack them up right here. Now, please enjoy my exquisite three-dimensional ZIP file compression technology—"

As he spoke, Cheng Xiaoyu took out from the shadows in full view of everyone...

A disc with Teletubbies-O?

Then, a giant ninja soldier with the strength to withstand a body and shoulder a double-door refrigerator stepped out from the shadows. He picked up a member of the zoo with the lightness of picking fish in the market, and grasped him in his hands like giant hydraulic clamps as if he were catching a fish.

The vicious and evil criminals who do all kinds of evil appear so weak, petite and pitiful in the hands of the giant shadow soldiers.

The transparent head in the crystal ball was released. The translucent head floated in the air for a long time. Cheng Xiaoyu couldn't help but urge: "Why don't you return to your body? Do you like the feeling of being separated from your body? If you like being separated from your body so much, why not go to the police station and apply for the same treatment as Louis XVI?"

"Do you think I'm stupid?" The transparent head was angry but didn't dare to speak out. He floated high up and tilted his head towards his own body, which was held in the hands of the giant demon shadow soldier like a doll. "Do I return to my own body to provide you with new ways to torture me? Just wait and see--"

As he spoke, he quickly rushed towards the ceiling.

This transparent head is going to run through the ceiling!

Everyone immediately realized what this guy was up to, but before they could even scream, the ghost figure leaning against the sofa had already leaped up at a speed too fast for the naked eye to capture, and with a completely unstandard volleyball smash gesture, he slammed the head that was trying to escape into his body with one hand.

Immediately afterwards, the ghost raised his hand and threw the CD in his hand, shouting with full energy: "It's decided to be you, Tian O baby!"

As soon as the killer raised his head after returning to his body, his haggard face was printed on the disc thrown by the ghost. Then a blue-purple light burst out from the disc. He was completely unable to resist and didn't even have time to realize what was happening. He was like a Pokémon caught by a Poké Ball, and was swept into the disc by the blue-purple light.

After completing all this, Cheng Xiaoyu landed gracefully on the sofa and sat back down. She stretched out her left hand to her side and caught the falling teacup accurately, without spilling a single drop of the warm black tea inside.

Cheng Xiaoyu, who had successfully demonstrated her skills, elegantly sipped her tea. She then beckoned the Tiano Baby disc, which had completed its mission, to fly back. She then said to the pale-faced, now furious, head inside:

"You might really need a device for removing tissue above the neck, the last endorsement from Louis XVI himself. Who gave you the guts to escape in spirit form in front of a sorcerer who could capture souls?"

Conan Edogawa muttered to himself: "Oh my God... I feel like I can't look directly at Tian O Baby anymore."

"It's okay. I only have one disc from the second-hand market called "Baby O." I'll switch to "Ola the Explorer," "Peppa Pig," and "Cat and Old O" later. Cheng Xiaoyu pulled out a few more discs. "Don't protest. I've taken the mental health of minors into consideration and haven't included anything like "Sexy Flight Attendant and Innocent School Girl."

Conan Edogawa: "...Thank you so much."

He would really thank her, otherwise the scene would be too shocking for a minor like him and not suitable for children.

Cheng Xiaoyu: "Actually, in terms of durability and safety, a stainless steel basin is still the best choice. However, a stainless steel basin takes up more space and is more expensive than this one."

Moreover, I feel that the stainless steel basin used for holding people is very unhygienic and I don’t think it can be brought into the kitchen.

No. 233: [You still can't forget your stainless steel basin.]

Kudo Yusaku: "If it's placed in a stainless steel basin, can it still affect the people inside by knocking on it?"

Cheng Xiaoyu: "No, these are two different kinds of magic. If the disc breaks, they will be released. The disc that holds them is just an ordinary disc in terms of material. You can even use it to play Tian O Baby if you want. And this disc can't be muted, so you'd better find a soundproof place to store it, otherwise the police might come knocking on the door."

"Is that so?" Kudo Yusaku seemed a little regretful. "I remember there's a CD book under the TV cabinet from when I was younger. As for soundproofing... we can't put it in the basement. If someone attacks again, we'll have to lock them up there... So let's go to the study. Could you please leave your contact information? We'll text you if there's a new arrival."

Cheng Xiaoyu: "Okay, that's a good opportunity for your son to start a group chat later."

Edogawa Conan: "Dad? Aren't you and my mom going to move out? There are two assassin organizations out there who want to attack you!"

And judging by the future plans for the basement, it seems his father plans to continue fishing?

Kudo Yusaku: "The zoo is different from the winery. Leaving Neon won't stop them. Besides, these guys have a higher penetration rate abroad than in China. It might be more dangerous to go out."

Yukiko: "Besides, our place in the United States is not as safe as the Kudo residence now."

With elite FBI members protecting you closely, high-tech fire and theft prevention measures throughout the house, and a demon who comes to acquire fresh intelligence from time to time, is there any place on Earth safer than this?

…

"The five members who were monitoring outside the Kudo residence have no news? ...I understand. Don't send new people there for now."

A certain important figure hung up the phone with a serious expression and dialed a number: "Rum, the people who were monitoring the Kudo residence, including the assassins we sent, were all wiped out. Is this what you call 'no difficulty'? You must give me an explanation."

Rum also said at the time that their winery took action against Kudo's house half a year ago, so the current situation may be slightly different from the intelligence. This is also the reason why the zoo did not look for Rum when the previous three killers disappeared one after another.

But what happened today is called "slightly different". God damn Rum's ancestors, this is simply a scam!

If he didn't know very well that his competitors were as ruthless as they could be, he really wanted to ask - are all the people in your winery the opponent's undercover agents? Why is the intelligence so limited?